noun
Meaning 1
plural of polemic
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
polemics
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/pəˈlɛm.ɪks/
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rhymes with -ɛmɪks
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CMU ARPABET: P OW0 L EH1 M IH0 K S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
The art or practice of making arguments or controversies.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
Meaning 3
The refutation of errors in theological doctrine.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
Meaning 4
the branch of Christian theology devoted to the refutation of errors
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: Christian theology
History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- German: Polemik — art or practice of making arguments or controversies
- Norwegian Bokmål: polemikk — art or practice of making arguments or controversies
- Norwegian Nynorsk: polemikk — art or practice of making arguments or controversies
- Swedish: polemik — art or practice of making arguments or controversies
- German: Polemik — refutation of errors in theological doctrine
- Norwegian Bokmål: polemikk — refutation of errors in theological doctrine
- Norwegian Nynorsk: polemikk — refutation of errors in theological doctrine
- Swedish: polemik — refutation of errors in theological doctrine